From July 22, Turkey may be hit by a super-heat wave, which has already turned the vacation of tourists on the European Mediterranean into a complete nightmare: thousands of heatstrokes and hundreds of fires have been recorded there. This statement was made by the famous Turkish meteorologist Orhan Shen.
He warned citizens and tourists that in the next few days they will have to bear “the brunt of the heat” in Turkey, which will last at least several days. And let’s hope that this will be enough – in some provinces, the authorities have already announced the introduction of a strict fire safety regime, including in the resort province of Mugla.
“These are only the first days of the heat wave, which seems to be stronger than the one in 2013. The heat wave spread to southeastern Europe after Wednesday, July 20, and will reach Turkey by the 22nd,” the meteorologist said.
He also noted that the administration of the resort province of Mugla has warned that the heat is dangerous from the point of view of forest fires. A strict fire safety regime is introduced in the province – for at least a week.
At the same time, Mr. Shen made a sadder long-term forecast – it’s for a long time, it’s climate change. “Turkey no longer has a Mediterranean climate, but an arid climate. Now we are moving towards a two-season period: dry and wet,” he said.
The temperature in Antalya, judging by the forecast, will cross the threshold of hot, but relatively comfortable +34-35 in the coming days and will rapidly rise. So far, +38 is promised for the weekend and a decrease to +35-36 at the beginning of next week. The sea, by the way, is almost as warm as a swimming pool – up to +28.